Mid-range · 2022

Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Discovery

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A54 Camera shares the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+'s main sensor

Best for

Strength , 210W fast charging

Extras Cooling system, Curved display

Watch out No more updates

6.67″ AMOLED · 120Hz

1080 8 / 256 GB

4300 mAh 210W charging

200 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.67″ · OLED · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.67"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

900 nits

HDR

Dolby Vision · HDR10+

HDR

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 1080 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.6 GHz · Mali-G68 MC4

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 1080 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

573,100

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.6 GHz

GPU

Mali-G68 MC4

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

2x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex A78+6x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 12, MIUI 13 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 12, MIUI 13

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

200 MP f/1.7 main · OIS · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

200 MP f/1.7

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/1.9

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

16 MP

Main sensor

Samsung ISOCELL HPX, 1/1.4", 0.56µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4300 mAh · 210 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4300 mAh

Wired charging

210 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Dolby Atmos · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio, Dolby Atmos

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78

Build & Design

5 g · 9.0 mm · IP53

Height

162.9 mm

Width

76.0 mm

Thickness

9.0 mm

Weight

5 g

IP rating

IP53

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 14

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

31% larger battery capacity

210 W vs 18 W charging · 4,300 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lighter in hand

5 g vs 172 g

Lower benchmark score

573k vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 200 MP · f/1.7 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

16% larger battery capacity

210 W vs 25 W charging · 4,300 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Lighter in hand

5 g vs 167 g

Weaker display tech

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

573k vs 1.0M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video · 200 MP · f/1.7 vs 50 MP · f/1.8 main

Full comparison

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